Jeff served in the U.S. Air Force and went on to work in the telecommunications field for over 30 years. His areas of responsibility ran from sales and marketing to responsibility for launching a new wireless network and running a wireless region (right here in the Northwest). Jeff has an associate degree in Radio Communications from the Community College of the Air Force, a BA and MBA in Management from Angelo State University in West Texas, and a Law Degree from Seattle University. Jeff currently works for Vettd, a Bellevue-based data science startup where he is General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer.

 

Jeff is very involved in Rotary as a member of the Rotary Club of Mill Creek. He currently serves as Chair of the foundation committee of Rotary District 5030 (which includes almost 50 Rotary clubs in King and South Snohomish counties). He is past president of the Rotary Club of Mill Creek. Jeff also serves on the board of the Everett Public Schools Foundation. 

  

Jeff is married to his college sweetheart. They have 3 grown children, two of which are UW graduates still in the area, and the third attends the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Jeff loves to kayak, hike, and fly fish and can be found in the North Cascades or on Orcas Island throughout the year. Jeff is an extra class amateur radio operator (AC7IJ), an aspiring photographer, an occasional scuba diver, and a rusty private pilot.